An excerpt from an article called "Marriage Culture" in "Bible Doctrine News". All Schmutters who are dating Becky's should please take note:

"The divine rules for marriage are covered in detail in the Bible, but the basic principles have been mentioned in previous sections of this article. They are:

1. The husband must lead his wife in love - the love bond.
2. The wife must obey her husband - the authority bond.

These two basic principles make or break the marriage. The young (immature) boy who has no concept of love (impersonal love) or the wife who does not understand that the husband has the authority, spell disaster for the marriage. The husband must be the authority, and he must exercise that authority by leading his wife in love. That is always the mark of a great leader - one who loves his troops enough to die for them. And the woman must understand her husband's authority and submit to it. If she ever loses her respect for him, the marriage is in serious trouble.

The marriage demands a head (the one in charge) and a follower. If the follower is not subordinate, then arrogance will create friction in the relationship. This is the only way this team can function. God invented these rules. Those who break them will discover the consequences. When the husband is weak and has no capacity for life and love or the wife is headstrong or flighty, the marriage is in trouble. It is imperative that the two function as a single unit in marriage. They must both go the same way. There must be cohesion in the pursuit of life. The two must be one - i.e. one unit, one mind, one complete solution."

And about the author:

We are a Home Church on the east coast of Florida, USA. I am Larry Wood, the local pastor and author of the web site. As members of the Body of Christ in Client Nation USA, we have established a command post in the region of Zebulun. Our combat is spiritual, against the unseen enemy, however.